The slow snowfall drifting past us as we went.
The sound of the dogs, breathing, running, claws and paws on ice.
Sled sliding over the fresh fallen snow.
Glaciers struck out of the ground, all around us. We weren't going that fast or we may crash into one of them.
It was ridiculously peaceful.
I almost didn't hear Deshka give the order and the dogs slowed to a stop.
Once stopped I reluctantly left the warm blankets that smelled like musty dogs, and Deshka. Getting to my feet and scanning the area. The large glacier in front of us was certainly the most interesting thing there.
Deshka went about with tying the dogs down before running over to the glacier, there was an opening in the side and he headed right inside.
This wasn't dangerous at all, nope.
But you followed him anyway. The opening was large, the walls so smooth to the touch. Deshka looked as happy as the calf, nearly jumping around just like him. Both of you remained quiet though, you both knew how dangerous it was to be in here. You had no idea how thick the walls were, how sturdy this glacier was, how often it moved or shifted or anything like that.
You both passed some other tunnels, leading further into the darkness of the ice, you stayed on the lit path, heading towards the other exit.
When you reached it.. what you saw was.. amazing. Beautiful.
Small trickling waterfalls of the melting ice ran down into a small pond on the far side. Snow and Ice flowers blossoming around the water's edge. White grass covering the ground all around. But in the middle. That was the most beautiful.
Snow white bark, stretching up high, bare branches stretching out to connect all the walls of the glacier. The beautiful Frostal Tree appeared to be holding the glacier walls apart to allow all this beauty to grow.
"I knew you'd like it." You were brought out of your thoughts by Deshka's voice, looking at him, you realized you must have had a stupid smile on your face, but he had one too.
"It's amazing." You let out a breath, relaxing your shoulders a bit. "How did you find this?"
"One of the youngest in my sled team got loose. Ran off in here. Found it completely by accident." Deshka smiled at you, the way he was smiling, it was so soft, so perfect. The way his hair curled about from under his furry hood, around his freckles that spread under his eyes.
You shook your head a bit before looking away to gaze at the scenery again. "This is simply, amazing, Deshka, thank you for showing me this." You sat down on the white grass, running your gloved fingers over it. You paused a moment, wondering, why wasn't there any fallen snow down here? You glanced up at the branches. It had stopped snowing, sure, but shouldn't there be some down here? Hm. You looked back down at the grass. Maybe the snow just drifted over the hole in the ice, the glacier walls were terribly high, after all.
You were completely caught off guard when Deshka tackled you
